Reversible necktie



May 29, 1923. 1,456,757

H. BERKSON REVERSIBLE NECKTIE Filed March 26. 1925 Patented May 29,1923.

HARRY IBERKSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

REVERSIBLE NECKTIE.

Application filed March'26, 1923. Serial No. 627,736.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HARRY BERKSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Reversible Neckties, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to reversible neckties and the like and is fullydescribed in the following specification and shown in the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a made-up bow tie embodying theinvention,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the bow reversed,

Fig. 3 is a top plan of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a perspectve View of the band on the tie, v

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the bow removed from the band, and

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the bow applied to a modified form of holder.

The embodiment illustrated comprises substantially a cloth 'coveredloop' 10 which encircles the central portion of two cloth' bows 11 and12 which lie back to back as shown in Fig. 3. A band 13 preferably ofedin the loop- 10 so that they can be rotated.

The user, therefore, can wear the device with the how 11 to the front asshown in Fig. 1, or by grasping the bows 11 and 12 and'turning them withrespect to the 100 10, the rear how 12 can be brought to the rent asshown in Fig. 2. Thesebows may be of the same material so that thisarrangement gives double length of life to the tie or they may bedifferent in material or coloring so that the user has virtually twoneckties in one.

In F ig=. 6 is shown a modified form of the -.device in which the loop10 is secured to the center of a member 17, the ends of which areadapted to fit under the ends of the collar of the wearer. A spring Wireclip 18 is secured to the back of the member 17 which is adapted to snapover the collar button which secures the end of the collar. This necktielikewise has the two bows 11 and 12 which are constructed as previouslydescribed which may be reversed in the same way.

While I have shown and described but two embodiments of my invention itis to be understood that it is ca. able of many modifications. Changes,t erefore, in the construction and arrangement may be. made which do notdepart from the spirit and scope of the appended claims in which it ismy intention to cover all novelty inherent in the invention as broadlyas possible in view of the prior art;

I claim:

1. A bow tie comprising a loop, means for securing said loop to thecollar of a wearer, and 'two fiat bows set back to back and rotatablyencircled by said loop whereby they, may be reversed.

2. A bow tie comprising a loop, an elastic member secured to said loopfor securing it to the collar of a wearer, and'two fiat bows set back toback and rotatably encircled by said loop whereby they may be reversed.

3. A bow tie comprising a loop, means for securing said loop to thecollar of a wearer, and two flat bows of different appearance set backto back and rotatably encircled by said loop whereby they may bereversed.

. HARRY BERKSON.

